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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NQV. 22, 1909. Patented 19 fifzuLdyui/sb. B

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VENDING MACHINE. APPLIOATION IILED 11011.22, 1909.

Patented July 19,1910.

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H. W. LUNDQUIST.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED nov. 22, 1009.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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HENDRICK W. LUNDQUIST, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. I

VENDING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENDRICK W. LUND- QUIST, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have my said invention has for its object to provide amachine of this class in which the delivery mechanism is especially designed and arranged'that it can be economically made up and assembled, and the parts so combined that they will positively operate to deliver the article sold and in which the goods to be sold can be readily and quickly placed within the machine.

Another object of my, invention is to provide a motor operated mechanism that is set in-operation in the dropping of the required coin and which, when the machine is arranged to sell a plurality of articles such as stamps of difierentdenominations,

. or single stamps, stamp books, postal cards,

comprises simple and improved selective mo tor driven shafts mechanism all actuated from a single motor for putting into action that delivery mechanism selectedby the. purchaser in dropping the required coin.

With other objects in view which will be hereinafter referred to, my invention in its generic nature, comprehends an improved arrangement of delivery mechanism including a motor, coin controlledmeans'for setting it into action, and step by step devices that feed the article from the main supply and discharge it within reach of the buyer.

In its more complete nature, this invention comprehends an improved construction and arrangement of a stamp ribbon holdlng reel, frictionally engaging rolls between which the ribbon of stamps pass and by which the said ribbon is moved forward, step by step operating gear mechanism that actuated the rolls, an electric motor, and circuit control-' ler for the motor normally actuated by the slot inserted coin.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patente-d J 1y 19, 1910. Application filed November 22, 1909.

Serial No. 529,350.

In its still more subordinate features, my-

invention consists in certain details struction and .of conpeculiar combination of parts,

all of which will be hereinafter fully described, specifically pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a perspective View of a mail receptacle embodying my invention. Fig. 2,

is a side elevation, parts in section, of a .stamp selling unit constructed on 'my im-' proved lines Fig. 3, is a front elevation, parts in section, of a stamp and postal card selling unit in a case. Fig. 4,18 a sideele vation of the postal card selling device alone.

Fig. 5, is a diagrammatic View illustrating the manner of gearing a multiple of units.

F 6, is a detail section of the clutch mechan1sm. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view here-.

inafter referred to. Fig. 8, is a detail section hereinafter referred to.

In the practical application of my invention of which is utilized as a letter and pack age box, the several different delivery mechanisms having their outlet slots arranged in the manner clearly shown'in Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings which show the actuating mechanism for the single stamp delivery 1 designates the sheet metal box or casing, the upper end of which is a hinged .hood 10 that swings back when unlocked, so that a new supply or reel of stamps can be--.

readily inserted when necessary. At the front wall of the casing is a supplemental wall 2 which has an outwardly curvedfoot portion 20 that receives the severed or sold stamps and brings them into positionto be readily grasped by the buyer. 3 designates the coin slot that opens into'a coin chute 30 that extends down through a base 40 of a supporting frame 4, presently again referred to and which discharges into a coinreceiver which ma and preferably is slidabl'e through the front of the casing, as shown in Figs. -1 and 2. 6 designates a weighted lever fulcrumed at '60 on the frame 4, its

front end being'bent downwardly and terminating in a finger 61 that projects through a slot 31 in the chute 30 and in the path'of the coin, which, in its passage, swings the finger end of the lever down and raises the upper or weighted end 62, which, in my construction, supports a pendent member 63 that normally'rests'u'pon'a delicately flexed terminal 7, of acircuit closer, the otherand adjustable terminal 70 being fixedly held on "frame 4, the several parts just explained being relatively so arranged that as lever '6 is tripped by the coin, the

circuit through the battery 8 and motor 80 is closed, which starts the said motor and drives the-shaft. 10 suitably journal'ed in framing 4 and on which is loosely mounted "a driver gear 11 provided witha. clutch hub 12 for enacting with the clutch hub 13 keyed on shaft 10 but slidable thereon, said hub 13 being grooved 'to receive'the forked'end 14 of a bell crank lever 14 that is joined tothe end 62 of the coin trippedl'ev'er 6, as

bejst Sli'OW'n in Fig. 6.

I 15 on which is fixedly "held the reel sides.

or disks 1616 between which is rolled the reel of stamps in ribbon form, said ribbon,

designated at, being wound on a block :1 loosely mounted on the shaft or journal 15 that'carries a drive gear 17 on one end'and a set screw 18 on the other end, the latter being utilized to clamp the several reel members to the operative conditiomit'bein'g clear fromFig. 3 that when the reel is empty all that isnecessary to refill isto lift the reel out ofj its bearings, remove the set screw 18 from the journal 15 and pull it with the gear thereon from the'reel block so the latter can be stamp rewoun'd, and when filled, set

backbetween the reel sides on the journal 15 which'is again secured by the screw 18.

The driven gear ll'meshes with a gear 19 which in turn meshes with a gear 20 of like dian'ieter, on the journal or shaft 21 on which is a pulley 22? over which takes a belt 23 that imparts motion to the belt pulley 24 on a. short shaft 25, suitably journaled on the standards of frame 4 and on which is a gear 26 that imparts motion to the gear 17 on the reel journal.

Gear wheel 20 meshes with another one 27 of the train of gears, the latter acting as a tappet or spacer device since it controls the space throu h which the stamp ribbon in is fed, the fee in the constructionshown being the length of the postage stamp and for such purpose wheel 27 carries a notched disk 27 having cam surfaces 27 that merge with the radial stop shoulders 27. A detent or locking arm 28 coacts with the disk- 27, the said arm being pivotally mounted on a pendent portion of frame 4. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen the 'front end ofthe arm 28 rides'on the notched periphery of'the disk 27, and is yieldin-gly held in contact therewith by the coiled spring 29 that joins with the rear or inner end of the said arm 28. Gear 27 meshes with a gear 30 on the lower one of a pair of feed rollers 323'3 disposed in the vertical plane and in superimposed relation, so as to frictionally enga e the contacting faces being preferably ru her so as to firmly grip the stamp ribbon that is fed between them and to provide for a positive contact of the up- 'per roller 32 with'its mate 33, the said upper roller is journaled in arms 45 of the frame, that are pivotall connected to the frame 4 and are pulled ownw'ardly by the springs 47, 'as shown. Another object in movably mountin the roller 32 is that the same'can be readily lifted from the other roll '33 when putting in a new charge of stamps, it being understood that the front end of the new ribbon'must be passed be tween the rolls 32 and 33 and properly ad- -justed withrespect to said rolls and'the cutting device presently described when reloading.

Just in advance of the delivery or contacting point of the'rollers 3233 the frame 4 has'an anvilor bed portion Z over which the stamp ribbon passes and whose front face form a cutting edge a for'coiiperating with the knife blade 50, the construction and the manner of its operation of which is best understood by referring to Figs. 3 and 7, by reference to which it will be seen the' knife blade is transversely disposed with reference to the line of delivery of'the stamp ribbon and'it is'hinged at one end' as at 51 so that when it is swung down, its cutting edge closes over the anvil edge a and scvers the stamp ribbon'by a shearing operation, and as thesaid blade 50 is normally down, closesthe passa e from the rollers 32 and 33 and prevents t estamp ribbon going too far, it actinga's a gage for holding the next stamp on the ribbon in a true position with respectto the feed rollers 32 and o By referring again to Fig. '2, it will be noticed since the wheel 27, when in motion, turns in the direction of the arrow 8, ust so soon as it begins its motion the cam surface engaging arm 23 swings the said arm down and it is the movements of the said arm that 3 controls the knife 50, since the free end of the knife has a stud 51 that extends into the elongated slot 52 on an arm 53 fulcrumed on the frame 4 and formed with a short extension or crank 53 to which pivotally joins one end of a link rod 54, the other end pivotally connects with the arm 28 at a point in advance of its fulcrum so when the arm 28 is depressed by the disk 27, the arm 53 will swing up and raise the knife 50 out of the path of the now forwardly impelled stamp ribbon, it being obvious that when the stamp ribbon is fedforward the length of one stamp, the next notch in disk 27 will come into line and the arm 28 will be quickly snapped back in the said next notch by the spring 29 and in so moving the arm 53 is quickly swung to bring the cutter down to sever the stamp from the ribhon, the stamp dropping into the receiver 24) that opens through the front of the casing, as shown.

For positively holding the coin tripped lever to its normal position at all times, except when tripped by the coin engaging it, and also for making a positive stop of the gearing at each completed intermittent or stepped movement, the gear 12 is also rovided with a disk 12 that is also provided with a series of radial notches 12 equal in number to and spaced relatively to the notches in the spacer disk 27, with which en a lug 58 on the coin lever.

Just above the coin slots in the casing front are openings 65 for the empty indicator or blades 66 that notify the buyer,

the machine is not loaded. The blade 66,

shown in Fig. 2 rides in a guide 67 and is pushed up by an arm 68 fulcrumed at 69 and having its crank or short end 69 connected to a hanger rod 69 that normally rides on stamp ribbon and which is held up by the ribbon until the last stamp of the ribhon enters the rollers 3233 when by reason elf the support, (the ribbon) being exhausted, the arm 69 which is of sufficient weight to overbalance the long end of the member 69 and the plate 69*, drops down into a socket a in the anvil z and thus shows the empty sign.

Arm 69* has a short stud '68 that projects out over the arm that carries the upper roller 32 and the said roller carrying arm has an extension 68" adapted when the said roller carrying arm is raised to engage the lug 68 in rod 69', such arrangement of parts being provided so that when the attendant wants to fill up or reload the machine by pulling upwardly the finger engaging portion 53*, Fig. 7 the knife blade 50, the rod 69 and the arm with roller 32 will be swung up to permit shoving the end of the new ribhon between the rollers 32 and 33 and in position for being fed forwardly as soon as the machine is again coin started.

Should it be desired to place a number of postage stamp reels, postal card selling units and stamp book selling units under, one cover, as in Fig. 1, the various units may receive motion from one main motor shaft, as shown in Fig. 5, it being understood that in such instance the shaft l2 will extend the entire length of the' several units so that motion maybe imparted there Fig. 4 shows a postal card selling unit which comprises a cardreceptacle 7 0 having a follower weight adapted to keep the cards together so that not less than a certain number may be delivered. Mounted on the weight 60' is a striking hammer (S0 which will, when all cards are sold, strike the pendent part 69 and, as already described, raise the empty sign 66. The chain20 on which are mounted transverse pushers 20 receives motion from main shaft 12 through gears Fi -19 while a locking disk 12 having the depression 12 coacts with the coin operated finger 6 hereinbefore described. The cam disk 27", which performs a similar function to the disk 27*, has a depression 27 wherein an arm 47" rests, which arm is normally held in contact with the disk 27 by a spring 4?". Mounted integrally with the arm 47 is a transverse closure member 47 which, when raised by the cam 27", allows a predetermined number of postal cards to be delivered into the chute 40 to the purchaser.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. A vending machine, comprising the following elements in combination; an article feeding device, a gear mechanism for actuating the feeding device, a stop preventing movement of said gear mechanism, a motor, and a trip actuated means adapted when shifted to" couple the motor with the gear mechanism to actuate it for a predetermined time and to disengage said stop from said gear mechanism to release the same.

2. In a vending machine, the combination with an article feeding device, a gear mechanism for actuating same, means for normally locking the said mechanism from action, an electric motor, a circuit breaker c0- opera-ting therewith, and means adapted when shifted to simultaneously unlock the gear mechanism and close the circuit to the motor.

3. In a vending machine, the combination with an article feeding device, a gear mechanism for actuating same, means for normally locking the said mechanism from action, an electric motor, a circuit breaker cooperating therewith, and means adapted when shifted to simultaneously unlock the gear mechanism and close the circuit to the motor, said means consisting of a notched disk coupled with the gear mechanism, a

pivoted tripping lever having a stop for eodriven shaft coupled with the motorcarrying clutch, a clutch gear on the shaft that forms a part of the gearing mechanism and a pivoted lever normally in engagement with and adapted to lock the feeding device actuating gearing, the said lever being cooperatively connected with the clutch gear and with the motor and adapted when tipped to release the feeding device actuating gearing to shift the clutch and to set the motor in operation. I

5. In a vendin machine,'the combination with an article feeding device, drive gearing therefor, normally inactive and includin a driven shaft, having a clutch and a shlftable clutch gear that cooperates with the shaft clutch, a motor normally inactive and means for simultaneously shifting the clutch gear to lock with thedriven shaft and start the motor.

'6. In a vending machine, the combination with an article feeding device, drive gearing therefor, normally inactive and including a driven shaft, having a clutch and a shiftable clutch gear that cooperates with the shaft clutch, a motor normally inactive and means for simultaneously shifting the clutch gear to lock with the driven shaft and start the motor, an electric motor, a circuit closer therefor, normally inactive, and means for simultaneously shifting the clutch gear to lock with the driven shaft and start the motor, said means including a pivoted lever,

connections that join one end withthe shifting clutch gear, and a member mounted on the said lever that cooperates with the circuit closer.

a means for starting the motor and moving y shaft. 60 I 'strip, devices for 7. Ina vending machine, a step by step continuous member, a feeding device, a drive gearing for actuating the feeding device, a cutter for severing the continuous member, spring thrust in one direction, devices comblned with the-drive gearing for moving the cutter at predetermined times in the other direction, a motor' including a driven shaft, acIutch-gear adapted to be adjusted to interlock with the driven shaft and a the clutch gear intomesh with the driven machine a continuous eding the strip step by step,'mechanism for intermittently actuating the feeding devices, said mechanism including a motor and a spacing disk having 8. In a vending cam shaped portions, a pivoted lever spring held to engage the cam shaped disk, and a strip severing means controlled by the movement of the spring actuated lever.

9; In a vending machine, a goods holder, a step by step feeding mechanism that cooperates with the goods holder, motor driven gearing for drivin the feeding mechanism, including a peripherally notched disk, a tripping lever for engagin the disk and means for throwing the driving gear into operative connection with the motor.

10. In a vending machine for sellin postage stamps from a continuous rib on, a feeding mechanism that consists of a pair ofsuperimposed rolls, one of which is movably mounted with respect to the other, a

ribbon severing knife, spring returned in one direction of movement, and normally held over the discharge side of the feed rolls, an'anvil over which the ribbon travels, and in advance of the rolls, said anvil cooperating with the knife, lever devices that carry the knife spring held in one position, feed roll drive gearing, means combined there-- with for intermittently shifting the lever devices to move the knife to another position and couplingdevices for joining the lever devices with the movably mounted roll whereby the said devices will be shifted to lift the knife as the roll is lifted to form a clearance between the rolls. A

11. In a vending machine for selling postage stamps from a ribbon, the combination with a ribbon reel holder, feed devices comprising a stationarily held roller, a hinged arm, a roller mounted on said arm to frictionally engage the other roller, a casing having an indicator opening, a bed ortion in line with the meeting faces of the ceding rolls, a ivoted lever and a severing knife mounted on theouter end threreof that shears over one ed e of the anvil, said knife being normally hid down over the stamp discharging side of the rolls, another spring held lever connected to the knife carrying lever, a lift connection that joins the upper roll carrying arm and the knife lever, an indicator plate, movable over the indicator opening in the casing normally held in view. by the stamp ribbon, and adapted to be moved away from the opening as the upper a number of units,

ing device for each unit, and drive gearing I for imparting a step by step movement to the said feeding devices, actuated by the motor, as set forth. 13. In a vending machine, a strip feedin mechanism, said strip feeding mechanism including a fixed roller and a movable roller, means for holding said rollers normally in contact, means in virtue of which'said mov-' able roller may be elevated, an indicator, means including a member engaging the article strip to hold said indicator inoperative and to move said indicator to an operative position when the vendible strip is exhausted, and means carried by said movable roller elevating means for simultaneously elevating the strip engaging part of said indicator when a new strip is to be inserted.

' HENDRIOK W. LUNDQUIST.

Witnesses:

FRANK I". KENDALL,

Louis 0. MASTEN. 

